Drying contract manufacturers in Europe

Bruchkoebel, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Sieving & sifting · Dry — Milling +3 more

Lohntrocknung specialist (since 1949) offering spray drying, sieving, milling, mixing, granulation and packaging for food, feed and chemical industries.

Saint-Lo, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria · Drying — Spray drying

ACTIA multi-site centre (Cécalait, Ploufragan, La Roche-sur-Foron) for dairy, meat and fish pilot trials.

Eppelheim, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Beverage formulation · Ingredients — Flavors +1 more

Major flavor and beverage ingredients supplier (since 1931, ADM owned) including spray drying.

Landsmeer, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying +3 more

Oldest egg-products company in the world (since 1895) processing ~2M eggs/day with NMR-standardised liquid egg, three pasteurisation units and functional albumen powders for bakery and food industry.

Awans, Belgium

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Emulsification · Oils & fats — Margarines & shortenings +2 more

Family-owned Belgian margarinier (since 1934) producing ~40,000 t/year of margarines, fats, lactoreplacers and milk powders for the food industry.

Zwolle, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Dry blending · Infant & medical — Infant formula stage 1 +5 more

Four Dutch sites with full infant-formula production including can-filling integration; explicitly offers private-label and contract manufacturing for cow- and goat-milk infant, follow-on and growing-up formulas. Subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Ausnutria.

Steenderen, Netherlands

Freezing — IQF · Freezing — Block freezing · Thermal — Frying +4 more

Major Dutch frozen-potato producer (since 1962) processing >1M tonnes potatoes/year across multiple sites including Cuijk, Lomm and Dronten. Subsidiary of Royal Cosun cooperative.

Venray, Netherlands

Drying — Drum drying · Drying — Belt drying · Dry — Granulation +5 more

Among the world's largest dehydrated-potato producers (since 1926) with Dutch sites in Venray and Warffum. Long-term contract manufacturing partnership with Unilever (Pfanni, Knorr potato) since 2020. Subsidiary of Royal Cosun cooperative.

Mannheim, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) +4 more

Functional carbs (Isomalt, Palatinose, galenIQ), inulin, rice ingredients and pulses (since 2007, Südzucker AG). Strong B2B partner with new Offstein pulse-processing facility.

Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Dairy — Caseinates +2 more

Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) for spray-dried human and animal milk powders, infant ingredients and milk replacers. New 50,000 t/year unit inaugurated 2023.

Raalte, Netherlands

Wet — Liquid blending · Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying +4 more

Egg breaker, pasteuriser, dryer and agglomerator producing 3M+ eggs/day. Tailor-made egg products including liquid, powder, salted/sugared yolks, boiled peeled eggs and lysozyme. Subsidiary of Gebr. Van Beek.

Colmar, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Capsule filling · Dry — Soft gel manufacturing +3 more

Lonza-owned division offering hard/soft capsule manufacturing and toll spray drying for APIs and nutraceutical actives.

Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Milling · Separation — Decanting +3 more

Cargill division for starch, oils, cocoa and sweeteners with multi-site toll capacity for custom industrial ingredients.

Dinteloord, Netherlands

Separation — Evaporation · Separation — Centrifugation · Drying — Drum drying +3 more

Dutch sugar processing cooperative with B2B sugar specialties and ingredient production. Part of Royal Cosun.

Toulouse, France

Drying — Spray drying · Drying — Freeze drying / lyophilization · Separation — Microfiltration +2 more

ACTIA pilot manufacturing services centre for spray drying, freeze drying, membrane and chromatography pilots — bioprocess scale-up.

Elven, France

Drying — Spray drying · Wet — Liquid blending · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation +2 more

Symrise division (since 1986) producing palatants and dry/wet additives — B2B liquid and dry palatability ingredients.

Quakenbrueck, Germany

Extrusion — Low-moisture extrusion (LME / TVP) · Extrusion — High-moisture extrusion (HME) · Fermentation — Biomass +5 more

DIL/Bühler Technology Center 'Proteins of the Future' (since 1983, expanded 2021) — pilot extrusion (low- and high-moisture meat analogs), HPP, fermentation, freeze drying, packaging, sensory; contract research and contract manufacturing.

Darmstadt, Germany

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation · Fermentation — Lactic acid bacteria +4 more

Major beverage and food ingredient supplier (since 1838) — flavors, juice concentrates, plant ingredients via spray drying, fermentation and blending.

Etten-Leur, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Encapsulation — Microencapsulation

Pure-play tolling and contract spray-drying business with >30 years' experience in particle drying for heat-sensitive powders, flavours, encapsulated ingredients and food/chemical powders.

Lohne, Germany

Wet — Liquid filling (carton) · Drying — Spray drying · Thermal — Pasteurization +2 more

Major egg processor (since 1986) — liquid, dried egg and ready-to-use egg products for industry/foodservice.

Nantes, France

Thermal — Pasteurization · Drying — Spray drying · Dairy — Cheese +3 more

Agrial coop (since 1964) producing Soignon goat cheese and Sojasun (with Triballat) — MDD-candidate dairy and plant-based.

Vertolaye, France

Drying — Spray drying · Dry — Micronization · Fermentation — Biomass +2 more

Listed (ex-Sanofi spin-off, 2022) operator of pharma spray-drying, micronisation and fermentation assets across multiple sites.

Port-sur-Saone, France

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Wet fractionation · Fermentation — Biomass +4 more

Sodiaal subsidiary (since 1969) producing demineralised whey, WPC 35/80, sweet whey, milk minerals, GOS and infant-grade ingredients. Multi-site (Bénestroff, Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche). EcoVadis silver 2025.

Amersfoort, Netherlands

Drying — Spray drying · Separation — Ultrafiltration · Separation — Microfiltration +9 more

Cooperative dairy ingredients group with multiple Dutch sites (Borculo, Bedum, Workum, Veghel, Beilen) producing whey proteins, caseinates, lactose, GOS, MFGM and lactoferrin for early-life, medical and active nutrition. Borculo doubling WPI/MFGM capacity for 2026.